Behind beliefsBehind beliefs

Christmas Day is a Christian holiday. It is regarded as the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Christianity 基督教

Christianity 基督教 • Good Friday 万圣节• Easter Day 感恩节• Christmas Day 圣诞节• All Saints’ Day 耶稣受难节 • Thanksgiving Day 复活节

Journey to the West

---an ancient Chinese story about a search for Buddhism

Mosque---a place for Muslims to worship

Islam 伊斯兰教

Taoism

What are the most popular religions in the world?

• Islam 伊斯兰教 • Buddhism 佛教 • Christianity 基督教 • Hinduism 印度教• Judaism 犹太教

the most popular religions in the world

What religious books do people use?

What are the religious books they read?

• Islam 伊斯兰教 A. Vedas 吠陀经• Hinduism 印度教 B. Torah 旧约• Christianity 基督教 C. Buddhist sutras 佛

经

• Buddhism 佛教 D. Bible 圣经• Judaism 犹太教 E. Koran 古兰经

What place do people worship in?

Where do they worship in?• Islam 伊斯兰教 A. temple• Buddhism 佛教 B. synagogue 犹太教会

堂

• Christianity 基督教 C. church• Hinduism 印度教 D. mosque 清真寺

• Judaism 犹太教

Have you been to any famous religious sites in China?What are they?

the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province

Shao Lin Temple in Henan Province

Wu Tai Shan Mount in Shanxi

Do you think that there is something

in common among these different

religions?

different from superstition, which has no central beliefsencourage people to do goodhave a power to call on people to devote themselves to that religion

help people live their lives in a positive way

motivate people to be compassionate, kind and loving

Do you know any religious words that are used in our daily life now? Have the meanings of these words changed?

Sarah felt that an angel from heaven was helping her.

In religious books, an angel refers to a messenger and servant of God, usually represented as a person with wings and dressed in white.

The Bible talks about the devil as the source of evil in the world.

In the religious term, it means the most powerful evil spirit.

However, in our daily conversation, it refers to a person who behaves badly.

I was a naughty child---a real little devil!